Choose Your Health with Anna Sheinman

Five Healthy Breakfast Ideas (Ready in 20 Minutes or Less)

Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night’s sleep. Typically, we eat breakfast in the early morning. But, historically the old English word for dinner, disner, means to break a fast. So, it was the first meal eaten in the day. It was not until the 15th century that “breakfast” came into use in written English to describe a morning meal, which literally means to break the fasting period of the prior night. With that in mind, you can be very creative with your “break-fasts.” The following five ideas to start with:

4) Quinoa Love

All Organic Ingredients:

1/2 Avocado

1/2 cup of Chickpeas

1/4 cup of Quinoa

1 cup of Cherry Tomatoes

Sauteed Spinach and Broccoli Rabe

2 garlic cloves

Preparation: Prepare chickpeas according to the package instructions. I usually soak them for a few hours with spices and garlic and cook for about 1 hour with natural pressure release. Prepare Quinoa based on the package instructions (I also use the pressure cooker; cooking on two minutes high pressure with 10 minutes natural pressure release). Saute broccoli rabe for about 6 minutes, add spinach and stir for another 2 minutes. Decorate with fresh basil, parsley and or dill to taste.

Preparation: Mix all the ingredients in the large salad plate, add spices to taste, decorate berries.

Please note, the nutritional info is approximate I use a fitness pall app to keep track of my food intake focusing on nutrients more than calories. As far as the tools go, a few essentials I’ve been using over the last five years: Vitamix Blender, Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron Saucier Pan, and Cuisinart 1000-Watt 6-Quart Electric Pressure Cooker.